The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual: Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and Music Arranging

Contents

• Preface
• UNIT 1. WRITING THE DRILL AND MUSIC
• Chapter 1. Understanding the Basics of the Marching Band
• -Instrumentation
• -The Marching Field
• -Step Sizes and Styles
• -Body Carriage
• -Terminology
• -Marching Fundamentals
• -Grid Alignments
• -Historical Styles of Show Formats
• -Drill Design Software
• Chapter 2. Making Drill Design Concepts Work
• -Types of Forms
• -Types of Movements
• -Speed of the Drill
• -Flow Between Forms
• -Staging the Band
• -Instrument Placement
• -Paths of the Marchers
• -Audience Perspective
• -Coordination of Elements
• Chapter 3. Designing and Charting the Show
• -Selecting the Music
• -Designing the Show Format
• -Analyzing the Music
• -Designing the Show
• -Charting the Forms
• Chapter 4. Arranging the Show Music
• -Preliminary Planning
• -Sketching the Arrangement
• -Determining Scoring and Choosing Instrument Doublings
• -Accompanimental Rhythms
• -Harmonizations of the Melody
• -Creating Counterlines
• -Writing Introductions, Endings, and Transitions
• -Aiming the Arrangement and Creating Musical Impact
• -Writing the Score
• UNIT 2. TEACHING THE MARCHING BAND
• Chapter 5. Teaching the Show
• -Teaching the Music
• -Memorizing the Music
• -Teaching the Marching Fundamentals
• -Teaching the Drill
• -Sample Warm-ups
• -Building Endurance and Power
• -Structuring a Marching Band Rehearsal
• Chapter 6. Parade Marching
• -Selecting the Music
• -Parade Formations
• -Turns
• -Parade Signals
• -Common Problems in Parade Marching
• -Parade Routines
• UNIT 3. USE OF AUXILIARIES AND THE PERCUSSION SECTION
• Chapter 7. Using the Auxiliaries
• -Structuring the Types and Sizes of Units
• -Choosing Props and Equipment
• -Use of Auxiliaries
• -Placement of the Auxiliaries
• Chapter 8. Teaching the Marching Percussion Section
• -Instrumentation
• -Sizes of Marching Percussion Instruments
• -Drumsticks and Mallets
• -Correct Striking Area for Marching Drums
• -Selection of Players
• -Staging the Percussion Section
• -Guidelines for Marching Percussion Drill Writing
• -Marching Problems
• -Parade Marching
• -Parade Formation, Drumline
• -Tuning the Percussion Instruments
• -Musical Roles of Marching Percussion
• -Editing Marching Percussion Music
• -Percussion Warm-ups
• -Traditional Grip vs. Matched Grip
• UNIT 4. RESOURCE IDEAS
• Chapter 9. Sample Designs
• Appendix
• Alcalde
• Clockwork
• Shenandoah
• Index